TWAS-CUI Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) open the postgraduate fellowship programme for applications on June 1, 2022. These fellowships are offered to young scientists from developing countries other than Pakistan, who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in natural or social sciences.
Programme details
- TWAS-CUI Postgraduate Fellowships are tenable in the departments and laboratories of the campuses of the COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI).
- CUI-TWAS Fellowships are offered in the following areas of the the natural and related applied sciences: Mathematics, Biosciences, Metrology, Pharmacy, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Physics, Chemical Engineering and Management Sciences.
- CUI-TWAS Fellowships are also offered in the following social and economic sciences: Development Studies, Economics, Economics and International Relations.
- The language of instruction is English.
Eligibility:
- Be nationals of a developing country (other than Pakistan);
- Must not be on site in Pakistan;
- Must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in Pakistan or any developed country;
- Hold a PhD degree in a field of natural sciences;
- IF applying in a field of eligible social sciences, hold a PhD degree in a field of social sciences;
- Apply for the fellowship within five years of having obtained a PhD degree;
- Be regularly employed in a developing country (other than Pakistan) and hold a research assignment there;
- Provide an official Acceptance Letter from CUI;
- provide evidence of proficiency in English, if medium of education was not English;
- provide evidence that s/he will return to her/his home country on completion of the fellowship;
- not take up other assignments during the period of her/his fellowship;
- Be financially responsible for any accompanying family members and for any delay incurred in completing the fellowship.
Funding details:
- A monthly stipend which should be used to cover living costs such as food, accommodation and health insurance. The monthly stipend will not be convertible into foreign currency.
- Funding may be granted for a minimum period of six months to a maximum period of twelve months. ​​​​​​
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Application deadline August 31, 2022.
